For the song from the album, see Skyscraping (song).
1997 studio album by ABC
Skyscraping
Studio album by
ABC
Released
24 March 1997 (1997-03-24)[1]
Genre
Pop[2][3]
Length
51:11
Label
Blatant
Deconstruction
Producer
Martin Fry
Glenn Gregory
Keith Lowndes
ABC chronology
Abracadabra (1991)
Skyscraping (1997)
The Lexicon of Live (1999)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source
Rating
AllMusic
[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music
[4]
Skyscraping is the seventh studio album by the English pop band ABC, released in March 1997 by Blatant and Deconstruction. The album was produced as a homage to lead vocalist Martin Fry's several musical heroes, including David Bowie, Roxy Music and the Sex Pistols.[citation needed]
It is their first album without founding member, keyboardist and guitarist Mark White, who had up until that point been heavily involved in the composition and production of their work. As the line-up of ABC without White consisted solely of Fry, Glenn Gregory of Heaven 17 and Keith Lowndes were brought in as songwriting and performance collaborators. The album was met with positive reviews from critics but little commercial success.
Three singles were released: "Stranger Things", "Skyscraping" and "Rolling Sevens". An expanded 2CD edition of the album was released by Cherry Red Records on 23 September 2013.[5]
In September 2022, the album was finally released on Spotify and other digital platforms.
^"Repeat after me: ABC". Independent.co.uk. 23 October 2011.
^ abSkyscraping at AllMusic
^Lewis, Justin (2003). "ABC". In Buckley, Peter (ed.). The Rough Guide to Rock (3rd ed.). London: Rough Guides. pp. 2–3. ISBN 978-1-84353-105-0.
^Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th Concise ed.). United Kingdom: Omnibus Press. p. 32. ISBN 978-1-84609-856-7.
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